Week of September 3, 2018
The following announcements are as of August 30.
Events and Seminars
September 4: Registration Day!
September 4: Graduate Students Town Hall Meeting with Dept. Head, Paula Hammond, 3:00 p.m., 66-110.
September 5: ChemE Popsicle Social – Join the student office for “Wild Pops”, 4:00 p.m. outside of 66-110.
September 7: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
“Lipid-Like Materials for RNA Delivery: A How-To Guide for Hacking Gene Expression“, Kathryn A. Whitehead, Carnegie Mellon University.
September 10: Communication Lab Career Bootcamp – Come enjoy dumplings, get career advice, and practice the skills you need to land a great job! 5:00 p.m. in 66-110. [Details]
September 14: Communication lab Ice Cream Social, 3:00 p.m. in 66-201. [Details]
September 15-17: Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab. [Details]
September 21: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
“Metastable Structures as Key Catalytic Sites: A Computational Perspective”, Philippe Sautet, University of California.
September 28: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
“Engineering Active Sites and Their Environments to Guide Catalytic Molecular Transformations in Sustainable Energy System”, Matthew Neurock, University of Minnesota.
October 10: Materials Day Symposium & Poster Session. Kresge Auditorium (W16) [Details]
See ChemE calendar for more listing of events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
September 5: Abel Cortinas (Anderson Group), 12:00 p.m., 76-156.
“Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Insulin Bioconjugates for the Application of Enhanced Basal and Glucose-Responsive Activity”
September 7: Anton Cottrill (Strano Group), 2:00 p.m., 66-360.
“Thermal Diodes and Advanced Thermal Circuits for Energy Harvesting and Conservation”
September 10: Alan Long (Green Group), 3:00 p.m., E17-517.
“A study of strained extinction for applications in natural gas combustion modeling”
See ChemE calendar for more listing of events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities
October 1: Application due for Group Leader and Postdoc Openings at Helmholtz Pioneer Campus in Munich. [Details]
For more listing of upcoming career-related events, workshops, and company info sessions, visit the Career Advice and Support page.
Other Announcements
September 4: The Massachusetts Primary Elections, use turbovote.mit.edu to register to vote! [See Voters Guide]
3rd Zurich Education & Career Exhibition (March12-13, 2019): Call for Exhibitors [Details]
September 17-18: 6th Asia Pacific Congress on Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. [Details]
March 21-22: 10th European Organic Chemistry Congress, Rome, Italy. [Details]
REFS (Resources for Easing Friction and Stress): Feeling stressed? We are here to help.
Email: refs-x@mit.edu | Website: web.mit.edu/refs-x/
